2008 Course Handbook

2008 Undergraduate Courses

2008 Postgraduate Courses

Economics
(Taught by the Faculty of Commerce)

Major Study

The Economics major may be taken in the Bachelor of Arts (course code 702) as a second major, provided that the first major is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Aboriginal Studies has the same status as a major taught by Arts.

Students wishing to undertake this major should refer to the Course Structures of the Bachelor of Commerce.

Students are required to take the 8 subjects as set out in the major study (48 credit points), and will also need to satisfy any subject prerequisites of any of these subjects. Students in the Bachelor of Arts are not required to complete the core subjects of the Bachelor of Commerce, nor the Integrated subject which is a requirement of the major in the Bachelor of Commerce.

Subjects required for major study:

Code

Subject

Session

Credit Points

ECON205

Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

Autumn/Spring

6

ECON215

Microeconomic Theory and Policy

Autumn/Spring

6

ECON222

Quantitative Methods II

Autumn/Spring

6

ECON305

Economic Policy

Spring

6

ECON316

History of Economic Thought

Autumn

6

OR

ECON304

The Historical Foundations of the Modern Australian Economy

Spring

6

Plus 18 credit points, 12 of which must be from 300-level Economics subjects and the other 6 from 200- or 300-level Economics subjects.

Students are required to take the subjects as set out in the major study (48 credit points), and will also need to satisfy any subject prerequisites of any of these subjects. Students in the Bachelor of Arts are not required to complete the core subjects of the Bachelor of Commerce, nor the Integrated subject which is a requirement of the major in the Bachelor of Commerce.

Last reviewed: 28 September, 2007